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Best Public Schools in Butte County, SD

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Schools

1,469

Students

Districts

Top rankedNewell Middle School - 0477^th of 246 South Dakota middle schools

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Biggest riser

Newell High School - 01 up 25 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

South Park Elementary - 03 11.5 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts (2025)									Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)									Smarter Balanced Assessments Science (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 12th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 12th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Belle Fourche High School - 01	Public	9-12	1301 12th Ave	Belle Fourche	57717	Butte County	Belle Fourche School District 09-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 723-3350	389	27	14.5	32.1%	336 (86.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.7%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	55.8	83^rd of 166 public high schools	50.0%		50.3	74^th of 141 public high schools	47.5%	9							66.7									29.9					48.3		$10,921	$452	$10,468
South Park Elementary - 03	Public	1-4	1816 Valley Dr	Belle Fourche	57717	Butte County	Belle Fourche School District 09-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 723-3382	347	30	11.5	53.9%	288 (83.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.5%)	48.5	170^th of 300 public elementary schools	43.3%		29.9	151^st of 201 public elementary schools	24.9%	19	36.4	49.4							42.9	42.1	50.6							46.3					$11,949	$1,727	$10,222
North Park Elementary - 08	Public	K	29 N 6th Ave	Belle Fourche	57717	Butte County	Belle Fourche School District 09-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 723-3379	89	8	10.6	44.9%	79 (88.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.4%)								(n/a)																							$13,139	$516	$12,623
Belle Fourche Middle School - 07	Public	5-8	1302 Ziebach St	Belle Fourche	57717	Butte County	Belle Fourche School District 09-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 723-3367	414	31	13.5	45.2%	347 (83.8%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.1%)	57.8	100^th of 246 public middle schools	59.3%		43	94^th of 147 public middle schools	36.1%	6			38.3	48.0	58.4	53.6			49.2			32.7	41.8	38.6	40.5			38.2	38.3	39.3		38.7	$11,596	$853	$10,743
Newell Elementary - 02	Public	K-5	501 Dartmouth Ave	Newell	57760	Butte County	Newell School District 09-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 456-0102	124	9	13.2	47.6%	116 (93.5%)	2 (1.6%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	58.7	134^th of 300 public elementary schools	55.3%		58.4	82^nd of 201 public elementary schools	59.2%	52	58.3	63.2	33.3						52.2	16.7	68.4	40.0						45.7	46.7				$14,894	$2,549	$12,345
Newell High School - 01	Public	9-12	501 Dartmouth Ave	Newell	57760	Butte County	Newell School District 09-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 456-0102	58	7	8.2	50.0%	49 (84.5%)	1 (1.7%)	2 (3.4%)	1 (1.7%)	2 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.2%)	38.7	114^th of 166 public high schools	31.3%		2	139^th of 141 public high schools	1.4%	25							55.6	0.0	50.0							0.0	0.0	0.0			55.6	50.0	$21,204	$2,813	$18,391
Newell Middle School - 04	Public	6-8	501 Dartmouth Ave	Newell	57760	Butte County	Newell School District 09-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 456-0102	48	4	11.4	54.2%	43 (89.6%)	1 (2.1%)	2 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65.2	77^th of 246 public middle schools	68.7%		56.5	61^st of 147 public middle schools	58.5%	16				42.9	57.2	50.0			50.0				28.6	57.1	55.6			47.8		66.7			$18,389	$996	$17,393

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the South Dakota Department of Education.

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